CM Himanta Biswa Sarma will give guns to Hindus living in Muslim areas!

Taking a big decision, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced to give arms license to Hindus living in minority areas (Muslim areas). Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed concern about the safety of Hindus in Muslim-dominated areas. He cited districts like South Salmara, Mankachar and Bhagbar. At the same time, the opposition has been raising a ruckus about the license policy in Assam for the last several days. Let us tell you that CM Sarma's statement has come at a time when there is a debate about population balance and religious inequality in Assam.

He said that there are some districts in Assam, where only 100 people of Sanatan Dharma live among 30,000 people in a village. Under the legal process, if such families want, they can get arms license. It is our duty to protect Sanatan Dharma.

The Chief Minister said that it is our duty to protect Sanatan Dharma. If a Hindu family is living in difficult circumstances and wants to get a license for a weapon legally, then the government will fully support it. Let us tell you that CM Sarma's statement has come at a time when there is a debate in Assam about population balance and religious inequality.

In fact, on May 28 this year, the Assam Cabinet approved the issuance of arms licenses to the natives of insecure and remote areas to instill a sense of security among them.

Getting a license comes under the Arms Act of 1959. Any citizen who wants to keep a gun is allowed to buy only Non Prohibited Bore (NPB) guns. There is a provision in this Act, through which a common citizen can get a license. Any person has the right to obtain a gun license in case of serious threat. Now the question arises that how to prove the threat to one's life. However, proving it is not a very difficult task. For this, only an FIR needs to be registered. But, the whole process of obtaining a gun license in India is long.

Zero tolerance policy on criminals

Let us tell you that Himanta Biswa Sarma became the Chief Minister in Assam in 2021. Since then, zero tolerance policy was implemented on criminals. According to the data, more than 200 cases of police encounter have been registered in the last 3 years. In many of these cases, the Assam government openly said that this is a strategy to end crime and insurgency.